Berger, A. (May 1905), Revision of the genus Cereus. Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden 16: 75 [tax. nov.]

• Comment: nom. illeg., nom. superfl. due to Berger's inclusion of Cereus serpentinus Lag. & Rodr., the type species of Cereus subsect. Serpentini Salm-Dyck (1850).

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1909), The genus Cereus and its allies in North America. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12: 423 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Nyctocereus Britton & Rose legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose legitimate

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